Chapter 207: Dongxiao Tune

"What Miss Gu said is what I think in my heart. It's not easy to come out, but it's really boring to stand on the boat and look at the scenery."

Several people turned around and saw the Crown Princess, who was still as majestic and graceful as before.

The ladies standing beside her were old and young. If you look closely, two of them looked a bit like her. They seemed to be the Crown Princess's family.

Seeing this, everyone hurriedly saluted the Crown Princess.

Old Lady Gu, Du Jingyi, and the eldest sister-in-law Liu all had imperial edicts, so their status was higher than others.

So, they only saluted half of the ceremony, and then Old Lady Gu spoke.

"Lang'er doesn't know the rules, and the Crown Princess laughed at me."

"How could it be? Old Lady Gu, don't be modest. There are not many women as decent and gentle as Miss Gu in the Daxing Dynasty, and she is telling the truth, so I responded."

The Crown Princess also has a good impression of the Gu family because of the Crown Prince.

In addition, the Gu family members all value rules and are modest and polite, so the ladies who followed the Crown Princess also smiled and looked at Gu Xiaolang.

With her age and appearance, she is a woman who can be a clan wife.

However, everyone is clear about the situation of the Gu family now, and the old lady Gu has never revealed the idea of ​​marrying into a family, so everyone just waited and watched, and did not step forward.

"Crown Princess, you are too kind. I am a humble servant and do not deserve such words."

The Crown Princess smiled and did not respond.

The excitement on their side soon fell into the eyes of other people on the pleasure boat.

For example, Wei Jialian, who will be coming of age in a few days, is now surrounded by several young ladies from aristocratic families who are on good terms with her.

They all dressed up carefully and brilliantly today, just to show some face on the Lantern Festival.

But now Gu Xiaolang has taken the limelight with just one sentence, so when they looked at Gu Xiaolang, there was no envy in their eyes, but more contempt and jealousy.

"No matter how much praise you get from the Crown Princess, you are just a jinx without a father or brother. Even if you marry into a rich family, you still have no one to support you!"

The one who said this was the daughter of the Junior Minister of the Taichang Temple, Miss Zong.

Her status may not be very noble, but she always felt that since she had married into the Wei family, everything she did and thought was to protect the Wei family.

So she saw all of Wei Jialian's unhappiness and hurried to say this to relieve her worries.

Sure enough, after hearing this, the anger in Wei Jialian's eyes also dissipated a lot, and she spoke to Miss Zong.

"Miss Gu is also a pitiful person. Sister Zong should not say that. Be careful that people will hear that the noble ladies in Sui'an City are ostracizing those who are different from you."

Her words about the noble ladies in Sui'an City made several people tremble.

She was just like a peacock spreading its tail, revealing a bit of inexplicable confidence.

Because they spoke in a low voice, it did not spread out.

But it does not mean that no one really knows. There was a slender person standing in the dark, watching the play on the deck in the dark, showing a faint smile.

On the deck, since the Crown Princess had an idea, the people around her would not let her down, so she suggested.

"My Queen, how about we have a palace flower order, and which lady will show a talent to help everyone liven up the fun?"

"Sister-in-law's idea is good, so let's do as you say."

The person called sister-in-law by the Crown Princess is the wife of her brother.

His brother was now the Minister of the Central Secretariat, a well-known and virtuous official in the court, and his wife was also a legitimate daughter of the Earl of Jingning, Ms. Li.

Du Jingyi looked at the situation on the scene. This was a scene where young ladies from noble families competed for beauty, and it was not the turn of these "women" to take the lead.

Therefore, he supported Mrs. Gu and stood aside, leaving Gu Xiaolang and Shang Xueniang to participate.

Compared with Gu Xiaolang's calmness, Xueniang was a little uneasy.

Her most impressive skill was needlework, but how to perform it on the spot?

This was a bit of a headache.

Gu Xiaolang seemed to see that his cousin was uncomfortable, so he whispered to comfort her.

"It may not be us, cousin, don't lose your composure."

After hearing her words, Xueniang took two deep breaths and relaxed a little.

In front of the Crown Princess, many young ladies from noble families and famous ladies soon gathered.

They have been trained to have many skills since they were young, and they are proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, singing, dancing and rhythm.

And if they can win the first prize in such an occasion today, they will definitely be famous, which will not only satisfy the vanity of girls, but also give them more opportunities to talk about their future marriage.

So everyone is eager to try.

Women in Daxing Dynasty have the habit of wearing flowers in their hair, so the crown princess has a lifelike peony velvet flower behind her hair today.

She took it casually and brought the velvet flower in front of her, smiling and saying.

"Since it is the palace flower order, let's use this velvet flower as a delivery, which is also a good omen."

"The ministers and others will follow the orders of the crown princess."

And Li had ordered someone to bring a Hu people's hand drum early, and a light tap made a crisp sound with some ringing bells.

It was in harmony with the atmosphere of today's Lantern Festival.

Everything was ready, and the palace flower order naturally began.

As the drums started beating, the peony velvet was passed from one lady to another, making it very lively.

Some, like Wei Jialian, wanted to show off, so they naturally hesitated and passed it down at a very slow speed.

Some, like Xue Niang, touched the peony velvet as if it was a hot potato, and immediately passed it to Gu Xiaolang.

Gu Xiaolang was calm and composed, not caring whether the velvet fell into her hands or not.

It was just a simple game, but many people could see the different thoughts of each other.

The Crown Princess' eyes fell deeply on Gu Xiaolang, and she was obviously very satisfied with her outstanding temperament and appearance.

Then she glanced at the older woman beside her, and the two smiled at each other, as if many things had been decided.

"Stop."

As the sound of the Hu people's hand drum in Li's hand stopped, the peony velvet fell into the hands of the young lady of the Zong family who had just spoken rudely.

The only thing left was Wei Jialian.

Therefore, although she was smiling, her eyes were cold, and her expression towards Miss Zong was not as relaxed as before.

Having stolen the limelight from Wei Jialian, Miss Zong complained bitterly.

But it was not good to cheat in front of everyone, so she could only stand up and bow to the Crown Princess.

"Zong Li, the daughter of the Junior Minister of the Imperial Household, pays respects to the Crown Princess."